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Bath County High School

Q: Is Bath County High School a good school?

Bath County High School ranks 121 st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bath County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Bath County High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bath County High School?

Students at Bath County High School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Bath County High School?

Bath County High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Crossroads Elementary School Elementary : Owingsville Elementary School Middle : Bath County Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 52% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bath County High School is a public high school in Owingsville, Kentucky, serving 608 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bath County School District, which is ranked 99 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bath County High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 121 out of 254 Kentucky high schools in 2024-2025 to 203 out of 271 in 2021-2022. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) and ACT, is generally below the state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41% of 10th-grade students at Bath County High School were proficient or better in KSA Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41%. However, the school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 95.6% in recent years, which is comparable to or slightly higher than the state average.

One area of concern for Bath County High School is its high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.0% to 52.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a student population with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.39% to 77.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Rowan County Senior High School and Montgomery County High School, which are larger and higher-performing, Bath County High School generally performs below these schools in various metrics.

604

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,228

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

645 Chenault Dr
Owingsville, KY 40360

(606) 674-6325

District: Bath County

Feeder schools for Bath County High School:

Elementary:	Crossroads Elementary School
	Owingsville Elementary School
Middle:	Bath County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.9%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg39%

121^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 157Bath County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	121 of 254	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	132 of 290	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	169 of 276	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	177 of 267	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	132 of 285	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	162 of 271	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.2	139 of 287	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.5	131 of 288	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.7	142 of 295	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	105 of 290	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	98 of 291	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	19.9	207 of 229	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.3	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.3	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	154 of 217	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	140 of 217	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	113 of 217	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	133 of 153	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	113 of 154	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.5	29 of 166	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	60 of 166	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	132 of 261	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	186 of 253	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	210 of 252	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	170 of 236	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.4	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.6	197 of 234	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	1.2	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	60.4	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	40.4	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	93.9	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	56.9	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	71 of 242	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	123 of 274	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	98 of 272	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	201 of 266	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	176 of 234	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	136 of 232	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	82 of 239	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	125 of 262	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	153 of 259	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	164 of 238	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	99 of 251	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	90 of 237	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	37.2	93 of 168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	133 of 251	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	151 of 273	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	186 of 264	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	212 of 260	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	127 of 203	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	112 of 219	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)93rd percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2022)66th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)<1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics44%+3 vs state

Social Studies43%+5 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Writing36%-9 vs state

Science21%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)		KSA Reading (2025)		KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bath County High School	Public	9-12	645 Chenault Dr	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-6325	604	39	15.4	73.2%	549 (90.9%)	8 (1.3%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	50.5	121^st of 254 public high schools	52.4%		51.4	132^nd of 290 public high schools	54.5%	11		41.0		48.0	21.0		36.0		43.0		44.0	$31,228	$770	$450	$1,221	$8,675	$2,897	$11,572
Second Chance Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	335 West Main Street	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 674-8165	9	2	4.5	77.8%	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Gateway Children's Services	Public	5-12	37 North Maysville	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-6428	17	1	13.6	17.6%	13 (76.5%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)
Montgomery County High School	Public	9-12	724 Woodford Drive	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-8765	1,345	71	18.9	51.4%	1,164 (86.5%)	24 (1.8%)	106 (7.9%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.0%)	50.9	120^th of 254 public high schools	52.8%		63.7	90^th of 290 public high schools	69.0%	30		38.0		49.0	26.0		38.0		38.0		43.0	$13,893	$961	$822	$1,783	$7,408	$3,039	$10,464
The Sterling School	Public	6-12	724 Woodford Drive	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-8761	64	4	17.0	82.8%	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Montgomery County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	682 Woodford St	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 498-1103	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Menifee County High School	Public	8-12	119 Indian Creek Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	No	(606) 768-8002	376	21	17.6	71.5%	361 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	20.1	208^th of 254 public high schools	18.1%		43.2	161^st of 290 public high schools	44.5%	47	21.0	30.0	31.0	37.0		23.0	17.0	23.0	27.0	34.0	30.0	$25,710	$1,575	$1,102	$2,677	$11,427	$4,414	$15,841
Frenchburg Success Academy	Public	7-12	202 Back Street	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	No	(606) 768-8002	7	1	7.0		5 (71.4%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Morehead Youth Development Center	Public	7-12	495 Forest Hills Drive	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	No	No	No	(606) 783-8575	15	3	5.0	20.0%	7 (46.7%)	6 (40.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)
Morehead Transition Academy	Public	5-12	495 Forest Hills Drive	Morehead	40351	Rowan County	Rowan County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 783-8565	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bath County High School

What district is Bath County High School in?

Bath County

Is Bath County High School a good school?

Bath County High School ranks 121^st of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bath County High School?

Students at Bath County High School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bath County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Bath County High School.

What schools feed into Bath County High School?

Bath County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crossroads Elementary School
Elementary : Owingsville Elementary School
Middle : Bath County Middle School

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